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Kelvin Smith Library receives $5 million gift, largest in library’s history
The Kelvin Smith Library has received the single largest commitment in its history, a $5 million gift from a donor who wished to remain anonymous. The funds will be used to create an unrestricted endowment to support library services and the purchase of library materials. A major transformation is…
CWRU's Upward Bound Program only organization in Ohio selected for contribution from AT&T
AT&T Inc. announced a $200,000 contribution to support the Upward Bound Program at Case Western Reserve University. The Upward Bound program was established in 1966 and is designed to prepare low-income and potential first-generation college high school students for successful postsecondary…
New committee appointed to evaluate child care options; survey available
President Barbara R. Snyder has appointed a new committee on child care options to evaluate the impact of existing university programs and assess the cost and value of additional initiatives. As one of its first steps, the group is asking members of the campus community to complete a brief online…
CWRU students, CIA grad demonstrate award-winning energy-saving app to DOE today
Two computer programmers and an artist from Cleveland will demonstrate their award-winning cell phone app—designed to save homeowners energy and money—to federal energy, science, and environmental officials and industry leaders in Washington Monday. Case Western Reserve University students Robert…
Alumnus builds on momentum for new medical school building with $1.5 million gift
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announced a $1.5 million commitment from School of Medicine alumnus Michael D. Eppig, MD, and his wife Ruth Eppig. The Eppigs’ gift will help fund a new medical education and research building that will serve as the School of Medicine’s…
Civil engineering researchers rebuild bridge trusses used by Amasa Stone
It was a bridge project that went on without tying up traffic—and, in fact, without many people knowing: Yesterday, contractors moved two 13,000-pound wooden bridge trusses out of the structures lab at Case Western Reserve University and onto pilings outside the building, to kick off a yearlong…
CWRU social work researcher lends hand in making Cleveland healthier
Health is not only an issue for an individual; it is one for a community. Rob Fischer from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University has teamed up with Kaiser Permanente’s Community Health Initiative to evaluate its Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Program…
Two local foundations commit $20 million total to launch campaign for new medical education building
Leaders of the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation and Cleveland Foundation today announced that each organization has committed $10 million to launch Case Western Reserve University’s campaign for a new medical education and research building. The grants represent the largest one-time awards that…
Alumnus, philanthropist Tinkham Veale passes
Tinkham Veale, a 1937 Case Western Reserve graduate who achieved extraordinary business success and even greater philanthropic impact, died Tuesday in his home. He was 97. Tink came to the university after working as a teenager in the oil fields of Kansas, and felt a deep sense of gratitude for…
CWRU to launch London and Jerusalem experiences in spring 2013
Case Western Reserve University next spring will launch two semester-long study abroad programs—one that will provide academic and performance opportunities at London’s acclaimed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and one that will offer internships and cultural experiences in Jerusalem. The…